POST GAME Round 7 - Broncos vs Titans
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Rico
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- Jun 4, 2016
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Origin like stats for Wallace. I think Kevvie will give him a bench spot just to test
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jarro65
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- Jun 26, 2008
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Bennett said in the post-match presser that they wanted to keep wallace, but the Titans offer was just too good.
He's certainly playing very well at the moment and on a lot of peoples radar.
Do you think he could be a viable option 1910 ?
- Oct 28, 2013
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I met Wallace and his family last week. He was at the Gold Coast Uni Hospital donating some money or something like that to the Ronald McDonald House. I happened to be wearing my Broncos hat at the time and the volounteers at RMH made some joke about getting me a Titans hat and Wallace and his wife said words to the effect that they still like the broncos. I believe he would definitely be open to a return when it comes to his next contract.
- Jan 25, 2013
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We didn't want to lose Wallace but the Titans offered him big money, money that was justifiable for them as he'd be a starting prop, but not for us (at that point at least) because he'd still be on the bench for a few more years.
I was impressed not so much because of his minutes and work (which were great) but because he was so heavily targeted. Every time he took a run, McGuire would come out of the line and zero in on him, trying to put on a shot, and our others would rip in from either side and try to rattle him. But he never flinched. And still made (I believe) over 10 metres per run.
Congratulations to him, he's deserving of his starting spot and his pay packet. And yeah, might just be rewarded with rep honours.
I was impressed not so much because of his minutes and work (which were great) but because he was so heavily targeted. Every time he took a run, McGuire would come out of the line and zero in on him, trying to put on a shot, and our others would rip in from either side and try to rattle him. But he never flinched. And still made (I believe) over 10 metres per run.
Congratulations to him, he's deserving of his starting spot and his pay packet. And yeah, might just be rewarded with rep honours.
- Jan 25, 2014
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Friday night he had more impact than Ese'ese. A lot more.
Considering Wallace was a starter when our front row options where out, he would have been a starter this year after McGuire made the switch to lock.
We wouldn't have needed to buy Sims.
Mitch06
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- Jan 23, 2014
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We've probably got Ese and Sims together on less than what Wallace is on...
This is just a one off performance from Wallace, for now. He has been great this year for the Titans but so have our guys, they all bring something a bit different.
I'm still happy he moved on.
- Mar 5, 2008
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No doubt Wallace was brilliant on Friday night, but there's no way you could've predicted that after seeing his performances in a Broncos jersey over the past couple of years.
Don't get me wrong, he was always a solid prop for us - not overly outstanding, but did the job as a bench forward. He certainly didn't provide the impact off the bench that Herman and TPJ have shown this season.
When we made our offer to re-sign him, we didn't have the ability to fast forward into the future and see how well he's played in these opening rounds. We could only go off his performances as part of the Broncos, and I think we tabled him a fair offer.
Don't get me wrong, he was always a solid prop for us - not overly outstanding, but did the job as a bench forward. He certainly didn't provide the impact off the bench that Herman and TPJ have shown this season.
When we made our offer to re-sign him, we didn't have the ability to fast forward into the future and see how well he's played in these opening rounds. We could only go off his performances as part of the Broncos, and I think we tabled him a fair offer.
- Sep 6, 2013
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I actually kind of disagree. Wallace was very good off the bench and seemed to be getting better and better, as well as more consistent. Last year he was one of our better players. He will play origin.
- Jan 25, 2013
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I'm with you. He steadily improved last year. Before that he looked to be a perennial plodder, but he finally started to be punishing in defence last year and make good metres post-contact with the ball. The offer from the Titans was not surprising and a lot of us felt he deserved it for his hard work.
Horseheadsup
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- Mar 21, 2016
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+1
- Mar 5, 2008
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This point - line speed, has been debated since our tactic of not having any in 2015. It worked then but only because no one missed their tackles, well, almost nobody missed consistently. Still, it's a heart stopping defensive method. For mine, line speed is everything in the best defences. The other night, our defence allowed Taylor and Elgey to run long and straight and hard before passing out the back to support runners who had momentum. I thought we were on the back foot way too much.
Maybe there can be a new statistic: "pre-contact metres"
- Jun 12, 2013
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Man that's cold.......
